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By Tina Shaygan, March 5 2018 — Acclaimed Students’ Union president Sagar Grewal responded to questions from audience members and current SU president Branden Cave at a forum on March 5. Grewal said now that the MacHall dispute is resolved, he plans on launching a consultation process for re-development of the building. “The last consultation…

By Tina Shaygan, March 5 2018 — The Gauntlet‘s second annual Students’ Union election debate was so lit, they had to evacuate the entire building. A fire alarm interrupted an already fiery debate between Emma Hopper and Puncham Judge, the two candidates contending for the position of vice-president external, as they squared off in MacHall on March 1,…

By Tina Shaygan, March 5 2018 — The three candidates running for the position of vice-president student life in the upcoming Students’ Union general election met on March 1 to discuss their platforms and answer questions by current VP student life Hilary Jahelka and the audience. Assad Ali Bik, Nabila Farid and Helen Wang began…

By Ashar Memon, March 2 2018 — The three candidates vying to be the next Board of Governors student representative in the 2018 Students’ Union election faced off at a forum held in MacHall on March 1. Chinmoy Ayachit, Frank Finley and Mike Moman answered questions from current BOG representative and forum moderator Sam Sirianni,…

The Math Sciences building is closed due to a small fire early on March 1, the University of Calgary has confirmed in a statement. “All classes scheduled for Math Sciences have been cancelled for the remainder of the day due to a fire in the building that has been extinguished,” the U of C said. “No one was injured and everyone…

By Jesse Stilwell, March 1 2018 — The Feb. 27 Student Legislative Council (SLC) meeting began with a discussion led by vice-president academic Tina Miller on proposed amendments to the transition process for incoming and outgoing faculty representatives. The proposed changes include shifting the existing March bonus to April in order to incentivize outgoing representatives…

By Jason Herring, February 28 2018 — The two candidates for vice-president external in the 2018 Students’ Union general election discussed their platforms and answered questions at a Feb. 28 MacHall forum Emma Hopper and Puncham Judge answered questions from audience members and from current SU president Branden Cave, who moderated the forum. The forum…

By Nikayla Goddard, February 27 2018 — With over 30 participating parties developing and supporting more than 45 events, Diversity Days offer University of Calgary students and staff opportunities to explore and celebrate a variety of groups on campus. Through workshops, lecture series, hands-on activities and open discussions, Diversity Days aim to “educate and highlight…

By Matty Hume and Tina Shaygan, February 27 2018 — Canadian Minister of Finance Bill Morneau tabled the 2018–19 Canadian federal budget in the House of Commons on Feb. 27. The budget includes a $18.1-billion deficit and notes a $3-billion “budgetary risk adjustment.” The 369-page, five-chapter document is a lengthy policy package. To help parse…

By Tina Shaygan, February 27 2018 — Former Postmedia reporter Jen Gerson is now the journalist-in-residence for the University of Calgary Faculty of Law. According to Alison Abel, Faculty of Law manager of marketing and communications, the journalist-in-residence “acts as a resource for students, faculty and staff to learn how to better work with the…